Can a fine be imposed on a de facto director if the offending legal entity has since gone into liquidation?
Yes, it can. The legal entity's liquidation does not affect the option of taking action against its de facto director. The imposition of a fine on the liquidated legal entity also remains an option.
07 September 2026
Enforcement measures
On 22 June 2026, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed an administrative fine of €59,770 on investment firm GMG Europe B.V. (GMG) for repeatedly failing to maintain sufficient own funds.
Read more Fine imposed on GMG Europe B.V. for repeated capital shortfalls
07 September 2026
News item supervision
Dutch small and medium-sized banks (Less Significant Institutions, LSIs) can withstand a severe economic downturn. This is shown by De Nederlandsche Bank's (DNB) annual stress test conducted in 2026.
Read more Results of DNB’s LSI Supervisory Stress Test
19 August 2026
Enforcement measures
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed a fine of €29,700 on trust International Trust Services B.V. (ITS) on 24 November 2025. The fine was imposed because ITS failed to commission an audit in 2022 concerning the period from January to December 2021.
Read more Fine for trust office International Trust Services B.V. for failing to commission an audit
13 August 2026
News item supervision
DNB extends the period during which it will not prioritise supervisory and enforcement action in relation to the boundary between the banking book and the trading book.
Read more DNB extends non-enforcement period for boundary between banking book and trading book